EcoPhage has conducted successful field trials in Mexico
EcoPhage has conducted successful field trials in Mexico with its glagship product – GoldenEco against Bacterial Speck (caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato) and Bacterial Spot (caused by Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, Xanthomonas gardneri, and Xanthomonas perforans) in Tomatoes and Peppers.
EcoPhage, a leader in development and commercialization of sustainable phage-based biopesticides for bacterial plant diseases has concluded its third season of field trials in Mexico, with its flagship product, the GoldenEco against Bacterial Speck (caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato) and Bacterial Spot (caused by Xanthomonas vesicatoria, Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, Xanthomonas gardneri, and Xanthomonas perforans) in Tomatoes and Peppers.
The field trials were conducted by a local and well-respected subcontractor in few locations in Mexico, evaluating GoldenEco against these two diseases in different climate zones and various disease pressures. GoldenEco was evaluated against the farmer practice in Mexico which is Copper-based product and Antibiotic. Alongside, the growing cycles, in different climate conditions and in various disease pressures, GoldenEco has shown superior results than Copper and Antibiotic. These results also showed improvement of yield and quality of tomatoes in addition to the superior performance results.
“Mexico is considered to be in the 10 top Tomatoes and Peppers production markets with more than 8.1 BT production annually, where more than 40% of that, is exported, Guy Elitzur, CEO of EcoPhage commented on the results: “within this big market, the bacterial diseases are evolving rapidly and the farmers are left with very limited tools to address it due to resistance, regulatory and performance issues. EcoPhage brings innovative tools to the market, assisting the farmers to have better performance to control these diseases and improve their bottom line with higher yield and better superior quality.”
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EcoPhage is a leader in the development and commercialization of sustainable phage-based biopesticides for bacterial plant diseases. Its solutions rely on rationally designed bacteriophage cocktails that target and eradicate harmful bacteria in crops. The company’s proprietary technological platform screens its enriched phage collection, characterizes, and selects the promising phage candidates to be used as a basis for highly effective and sustainable phage cocktails for antimicrobial crop protection. EcoPhage only uses non-GMO, naturally occurring phages. These undergo extensive screening, characterization, and selection processes to generate the most efficient “super-phage” cocktails.
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Guy Elitzur, CEO EcoPhage
Mail: info@ecophage.com